CAMPING THE KIWI WAY

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A caravan travels through five generations.

I’ve been enjoying a few days away at one of my favourite spots, The Homestead Campsite near Saint Bathans.

To ensure a sustainable recreational camping industry related interest groups need to be more engaged and appreciative of the issues each group faces.

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Here are 10 tips for safe towing: caravans and their tow vehicles have much the same accident rates as other forms of motor transport, their main type of accident, jack-knifing, however, is different.

I can’t believe we are the only ones at Lake Pukaki tonight. So incredibly grateful to have captured these skies.

Our small family of 3 set up camp in a quiet and secluded paradise in the heart of Fiordland National Park

Introducing Stop and Stay, where to stop when travelling and camping in NZ — use it, share it, add to it.

These recipes come from the fabulous book New Zealand Backcountry Cooking by Paul and Rebecca Garland.

NZ Fun Adventures was pleased to see so many outdoor enthusiasts join with us for this, now annual, event in our events calendar.

Really feeling autumny now! Whakaipo Bay, DOC camp at Taupo.

We get heaps of people message us and ask about the pros and cons of travelling full time so we thought we’d put pen to paper and share the highs and lows of full time travel with kids

Sharing our best hacks which made life so much easier on a recent Matariki vanning trip.

There is a cassette toilet in that beautifully crafted cabinet.

Winter doesn’t mean the end of camping adventures! Instagram

The short version

The structure of the self containment system.

The Government’s recent changes to Freedom Camping and self-containment certification are now being implemented. These changes mean that over the next 18 to 24 months new regulations may impact your freedom camping.

There are new penalties and some exemptions. Are you homeless, or making a lifestyle choice? Who gets fined and how they are notified. The law is vague. Councils and enforcement officers have to make it work.

A 4-day camp adventure at Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach, a long way from roads and power: how to manage the food?

Do you park your camper facing outwards? (Quick evac if needed.) Or just how you feel?

The Desert Road On our first road trip with our new caravan. We made it successfully from Wellington to Whangarei.

We were looking for a freedom park for the night, but following the recommendation of friends we came here, through the big gates, to this pest-free reserve and we discovered it was so much more than a parking spot.

A small, North Canterbury, gem of a town, with friendly, welcoming locals, walks, exhibits, cycle rides, shops and free overnighting. Perfect for a couple of nights. Or more.

From North and South Islands see how many you recognise.

I have found that it is the obscure, forgotten little places that hold the most interest and subject material for paintings and rewarding experiences.

Baby Bear, Mama Bear and Papa Bear campers

Geraldine Classic Caravan Club

No more sloppy grinds in the bottom of the waste bucket. No more looking for bushes to throw them under.